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Our Nature Sightings images depict the many species of wildlife that make their homes in the SVT region.

SVT protects and cares for some of this region’s most important forests, wetlands, and grasslands—natural areas that provide homes to the wildlife we see on walks, in our back yards, and in fleeting glimpses on roadsides.

SVT is grateful to the many members and friends who share their photographs and videos with our Nature Sightings page for everyone to enjoy. 

We also post selected images to our Facebook and Instagram pages, and we send a monthly Nature Sightings e-newsletter to interested subscribers.

Each year, we collect some of our favorite images into an online photo album:

Best of 2025    Best of 2024     Best of 2023     Best of 2022     Best of 2021     Best of 2020
 

Interested in submitting a photo or video?

Please send it as an email attachment to Dan Stimson, [email protected].  (Please read our Nature Sightings Disclaimer before sending any images.
 

 

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Great blue herons at their nest in Sudbury, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Joan Chasan photographed these great blue herons at their nest near Feeley Field in Sudbury.
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A Cooper's hawk in Sudbury, photographed by Sharon Tentarelli.
Sharon Tentarelli photographed this immature Cooper's hawk in Sudbury.
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Meadow rue blossoms in Northborough, photographed by Joan Chasan.
Marnie Frankian photographed these meadow rue blossoms in Northborough.
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An eastern bluebird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed an eastern bluebird, a gray catbird, a red-winged blackbird, a ruby-throated hummingbird, an indigo bunting, an American robin, eastern kingbirds, American goldfinches, a bumble bee, a great...
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Berkeley's polypore at the Natick Town Forest, photographed by Michael Sanders.
Michael Sanders photographed these Berkeley's polypore mushrooms at the Natick Town Forest.
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Canada geese at Hager Pond in Marlborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed Canada geese, a white-tailed deer, domestic geese, a great egret, wood ducks, and a great blue heron at Hager Pond in Marlborough.
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A northern cardinal in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this pair of northern cardinals in Framingham.
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A monarch butterfly at Farm Pond in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed this monarch butterfly at Farm Pond in Framingham.
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A downy woodpecker at a birdhouse in Maynard, photographed by Lisa Vernegaard.
Lisa Vernegaard photographed this downy woodpecker at a birdhouse in Maynard. Lisa shares: "For the last several weeks, I've enjoyed watching a downy woodpecker settle into a birdhouse each evening...
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A gray squirrel in Lincoln, photographed by Harold McAleer.
Harold McAleer photographed this gray squirrel at his feeder in Lincoln.
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A ruby-throated hummingbird in Harvard, photographed by Robin Right.
Robin Right photographed this ruby-throated hummingbird in Harvard.
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A ruby-throated hummingbird in Sudbury, photographed by Sharon Tentarelli.
Sharon Tentarelli photographed this ruby-throated humingbird in Sudbury.
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A pearl crescent in Sudbury, photographed by Sarah Davis.
Sarah Davis photographed this pearl crescent in Sudbury.
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A bald eagle at Foss Reservoir in Framingham, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a bald eagle at Foss Reservoir in Framingham.
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A gray catbird at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough, photographed by Steve Forman.
Steve Forman photographed a gray catbird, house sparrows, and a northern cardinal at Breakneck Hill Conservation Land in Southborough.

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